Louisana Hold 'Em

Park Slope, Brooklyn

In times of redestruction, break out the gambling metaphors.

"I went through four major hurricanes in my lifetime. I had cancer three times, I had a bout with three cancers, and now we got a tornado, all I need is an earthquake, and we got a royal flush." -Dan Alario, roofless Westwego philosopher

Geographical Displacement

Park Slope, Brooklyn

"Are you and Mom ok?"

"Why wouldn't we be?"

"The tornado."

"What tornado??"

"The tornado that ripped through New Orleans last night."

"Really? I didn't know... Has the snow started falling in New York yet?"

"What snow?"

"The big snow storm that's headed your way."

"Really? I didn't know..."

Brrrrrrrrrrrrr

Park Slope, Brooklyn

When I got up this morning and pulled back the window shade in the kitchen, there was a layer of ice on the inside of the double-paned window. It's freaking cold.